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Breakdown of today s cases
NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said of today s 27 local cases, 18 are linked to a known case or cluster.
Eleven are close contacts, and seven are household contacts of previously confirmed cases. As the premier has indicated, unfortunately we still are seeing a number of cases arise where they re infectious in the community for part or all of their infectious period, Dr Chant said. So only 13 of the cases - of the 27 cases - were in isolation throughout their infectious period. Seven cases were in isolation for part of their infectious period and seven cases were infectious in the community.
COVID-19 update: Greater Sydney lockdown extended as NSW records 27 new cases
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced the restrictions in Greater Sydney would continue for an extra week as the extremely transmissible and more contagious Delta strain continues to spread through the community.
Zoe ZaczekDigital Reporter
July 7, 2021 - 11:00AM
New South Wales has recorded 27 new coronavirus cases as Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the lockdown in Greater Sydney will be extended another week.
Ms Berejiklian on Wednesday said the government made the difficult decision to extend the shutdown as only 13 of the new cases were in isolation for the entirety of their infectious period.
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Sydney s Covid-19 outbreak has spread from Bondi to the city s west as three hotspots emerged in heavily-populated suburbs.
New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced on Wednesday Greater Sydney s five million residents will be locked down for an extra seven days as the highly-contagious Delta variant continues to spread around the city.
Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the bulk of the 27 new cases recorded overnight were in the Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool local government areas.
Dr Chant said the suburbs of Bossley Park, Smithfield, Fairfield, West Hoxton, Bass Hill, St Johns Park, Greenfield Park and Canley Vale were seeing very high levels of community transmission.